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St. John the Baptist-Vermillion students share sights, sounds of Christmas

Maddie Beissel, Emily Juenke and Thomas Kummer at St. John the Baptist Catholic School-Vermillion relax before their class performs. They were manger animals in the Advent Christmas concert. Submitted photo1 / 4

Second-graders at St. John the Baptist Catholic School accompany Christmas songs on their recorders. Submitted photo2 / 4

St. John the Baptist Catholic School-Vermillion students in grades preK-6 perform traditional Christmas songs at a recent Advent program. Submitted photo4 / 4

Students at St. John the Baptist Catholic School-Vermillion shared the sights and sounds of Christmas at their annual Advent Christmas concert.

Students at the rural school sang traditional Christmas songs to a packed house at the historic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and showcased several piano and violin solos. Individual classes performed songs accompanied by ukulele, handbells, recorders, xylophones, and other percussion instruments.

The program began with a procession of the entire student body followed by a presentation of gifts by the Three Magi to the infant Christ Child in the manger.